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by yostrovs 7y ago
Yeah, I also preferred the discussion in which the participants expressed what car I need and how I'm supposed to use it. And what I don't need, of course. They live somewhere far from me and have no idea what my family does and w
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Only one secure and wealthy enough has the time and interest discussing matters like this. The poor and downtrodden don't even participate in these debates. Your privilege is getting ahead of you.
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I have the opposite experience. The Americans that are against brexit seem to be ignorant of the reasons why Brits want it. They just see it as a partisan issue and think of themselves as being on the "smart"side. Having talked to
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Moreover, the Nordic countries are rated as "happiest" but they're also populated by seemingly very boring populations that seem to be very happy just being. I wonder what the relationship between these characteristics really
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by yostrovs 7y ago
International treaties that are ratified override any act of Congress. Only the Constitution is superior.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Some companies in the past held enormously more power than today's corporations. VOC of The Netherlands owned Indonesia and had a mercenary army of over a hundred thousand. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Eas
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When the number is 99%,I just round it up.
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Amtrak is only somewhat successful when it is essentially a regional carrier, like LIRR in New York or Metra in Chicago. When it is a long distance train, it is a miserable failure from the financial side and customer experience. The Northe
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Did you actually run the numbers? Did you include all the welfare, county hospitals in violent cities, urban renewal programs,subway subsidies?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Cost is at play in everything. Ignoring it for the sake of discussion does nothing. Do compare they price of single wall stove pipe to double wall chimney pipe. Almost an order of magnitude difference.
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Were these earthquakes unacceptable?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
You drink on the way to Barbados, where you're let off so you can drink on land.
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I don't believe there's such a thing. But that's because airline companies don't have to pay for their externalities.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Moreover, ships are better able to adapt to rising sea levels. Trains may get flooded from certain areas during storms and such. Ships only benefit from higher seas.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
That's because cruise ships are luxurious, not utilitarian, in nature. If you strip out the pools and bars, concert venues, and all that jazz, it gets to be a very lean operation.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
The greatest impact would be if the ship companies would join in. Imagine the carbon output reduction of a large chunk of air travel moved to the sea instead.
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It's a crisis of democracy when the people voted so clearly and they're not given what they voted for. They're being slowly ignored by the political class.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Well, you should be ashamed of yourself. At the very least stop talking about climate change. Everyone's awareness is already raised.
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They're evil. Nothing they do is convincing. Many people would think the reality is opposite of what Exxon claims. Do you believe Exxon now?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
More of them followed to confirm the findings. Satellites were launched, degrees issued to thousands of new scientists to confirm this. Would you have trusted Exxon in the 1980s?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Didn't we get confirmation of global warming only in the 2000s with the IPCC and all? Who would have trusted Exxon then? Who would trust it now? Would you have changed your ways had you read that Exxon report? Have you really changed y
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Did you take an airplane anywhere in the meantime? Hope it was worth it, cause you knew about climate change when you got on it so many times you can't count them all.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Why would they spend even $10 when there's thousands of people every day, that are not them, that fly to distant destinations to have a good time?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Which mushrooms are you referring to that are easy to grow but not available in stores?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
It's not a proper use of English, but I surmise you do know what I meant.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Congratulations to the champion. It'll get tougher once the disabled win equality and are able to participate too using powered cycles.
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Because some problems are bigger than others. If you're going to make a pedestrian area, try to make it at least mildly inviting to pedestrians. Who would want to go walking on Market now? Even if all cars were gone?
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Homelessness is confined to only certain cities in the US, mostly those located on the West Coast. So please don't imply that the entire country has the same political points of view as the West does. Philosophies, when tried, have con
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by yostrovs 7y ago
Is the New York City subway a landmark that's preserved? There haven't been renovations in most stations for decades.

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